The Top Ten Arctic Airports

Millions of travelers fly to and from the airports of Arctic Europe every year. In 2014, Tromsø Langnes had most passengers with a little more than two million passengers. Closely followed by the airport in Bodø.

Next on the list are the Swedish airports of Luleå – Kallax and Umeå. Oulu of Finland and Arkhangelsk – Talagi of Russia places 5th and 6th.

The four other airports in the top 10 spots are Harstad/Narvik Evenes, Murmansk, Rovaniemi and Alta.

Here is the list of the top ten and the rest:

Rating

Airport

Pax 2014

1

N – Tromsø Langnes

2 101 142

2

N – Bodø

1 810 928

3

S – Luleå

1 138 846

4

S – Umeå

1 035 450

5

F – Oulu

960 547

6

R – Arkhangelsk (Talagi)

798 872

7

N – Harstad/Narvik Evenes

719 638

8

R – Murmansk

667 065

9

F – Rovaniemi

444 561

10

N – Alta

384 655

11

S – Skellefteå

319 806

12

N – Kirkenes Høybuktmoen

315 221

13

S – Kiruna

269 884

14

F – Kittilä

234 792

15

N – Bardufoss

220 761

16

N – Hammerfest

199 202

17

N – Brønnøysund Brønnøy

167 587

18

N – Svalbard Longyearbyen

159 659

19

F – Ivalo

142 719

20

N – Mo i Rana Røssvold

135 679

21

N – Vadsø

125 889

22

N – Sandnessjøen Stokka

120 504

23

N – Stokmarknes Skagen

118 490

24

N – Vestvågøy Leknes

111 535

25

N – Mosjøen Kjærstad

109 522

26

N – Svolvær Helle

82 081

27

F – Kuusamo

73 432

28

N – Andenes Andøya

69 084

29

N – Lakselv Banak

66 559

30

F – Kemi-Tornio

59 040

31

S – Arvidsjaur

50 936

32

N – Vardø Svartnes

47 584

33

S – Gällivare

40 908

34

N – Båtsfjord

39 282

35

N – Sørkjosen

36 344

36

N – Honningsvåg Valan

35 183

37

N – Mehamn

31 798

38

N – Narvik Framnes

27 330

39

N – Berlevåg

22 059

40

N – Hasvik

21 257

41

N – Røst

21 237

42

F – Enontekiö

19 468

43

S – Vilhelmina

16 256

44

S – Hemavan-Tärnaby

12 629

45

N – Værøy

9 585

46

S – Pajala

6 365

The number of passengers at 46 different airports are listed. Here is a graphical display: